Jim Burnett, left, and Chris Polk debate the Affordable Care Act in front of the office of U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais Tuesday. Burnett was against it and Polk supported it.

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Amanda Haggard
The Daily News Journal

A small group of protesters gathered in front of U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais' office Tuesday asking that he do his part to end the government shutdown and "cease and desist" efforts to defund the Affordable Care Act.

Mike Actis-Grande with Tennessee Citizen Action, a grassroots group based in Nashville focused on health care issues and government ethics, said he organized the cease and desist protest to show the community now that "there are people on their side" that want the shutdown to end without affecting the Affordable Care Act.